Interpretable rule-based learning in an autonomous thermodynamic network

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.26220v1
• Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT
• Title: Interpretable rule-based learning in an autonomous thermodynamic network
• Abstract summary: We develop an autonomous, interpretable learning architecture based on thermodynamic neurons.<n>Our results highlight that accurate and interpretable learning can emerge from autonomous dynamics.
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• Abstract: Machine learning is typically described in terms of deterministic logical operations, whereas physical systems generally operate in the presence of noise, dissipation and irreversibility. Here, we turn these physical effects into computational resources for an autonomous, interpretable learning architecture. We develop a classifier based on thermodynamic neurons, which are autonomous quantum thermal machines that implement logical operations through heat flow, and use these to construct a stochastic version of the Tsetlin machine, an interpretable rule-based learning architecture. By combining thermodynamic AND, NOT and OR gates with an autonomous coupling mechanism, we realise a learning system whose computation unfolds without the need for external time-dependent control. Despite its noisy components, the resulting classifier achieves classification accuracy that is statistically comparable to that of the standard Tsetlin machine. Reliability arises from architectural mechanisms such as thresholding and redundancy, rather than exact logical operations. Our results highlight that accurate and interpretable learning can emerge from autonomous stochastic dynamics, and establish thermodynamic computation as a viable framework for physical machine learning.

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